Written answers
Thursday, 3 December 2015
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
10. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received requests for increased capital spending to alleviate the ongoing serious overcrowding and delays in accident and emergency departments; and... - Disability Services Provision
11. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 22 October 2015 regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24, the status of the serious delays in... - Hospital Appointments Administration
12. To ask the Minister for Health his views on waiting lists for outpatients and inpatients to see specialists, and the performance of accident and emergency departments in the past five years.... - Health Services Provision
13. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to improve access to, and the quality of, treatment for lymphoedema in the south-east region and across the country; when he expects... - Hospital Facilities
15. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to facilitate the opening of a specialised heart failure unit in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services Provision
16. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to ensure that young persons with mental health issues who are on counselling waiting lists will be seen as soon as possible, and that... - Air Ambulance Service Provision
17. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the expansion of the air ambulance service based at Custume Barracks in Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - General Practitioner Contracts
18. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review and revise the rural practice allowance scheme for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42993/15] - Mental Health Services Provision
19. To ask the Minister for Health if the level of mental health provision in County Wexford is adequate to meet the needs of the local population; the measures he is taking to resolve the... - Hospital Staff
20. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the situation in Tallaght Hospital in Dublin 24 for staff who engage in whistle-blowing, as in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he... - Orthodontic Service Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the orthodontics budget directly to Letterkenny University Hospital instead of to Sligo University Hospital, and if he will clarify why he is... - Mental Health Guidelines
22. To ask the Minister for Health if a review has been carried out into the increase in the application of electro-convulsive therapy to patients against their will; the action that is being... - Hospital Services
23. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to improve and develop services at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43007/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
24. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on inpatient and day case waiting times at Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/15] - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
25. To ask the Minister for Health his views on nurses in emergency departments voting by 92% in favour of strike action as a stand against continuing overcrowding, inadequate staffing and the... - Hospitals Capital Programme
26. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a commitment to fund the refurbishment of the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon and St. Patrick's Hospital in... - Substance Misuse
27. To ask the Minister for Health if there are additional provisions being made for support services for persons experiencing drug and alcohol issues; and if he will make a statement on the... - HSE Regional Service Plans
28. To ask the Minister for Health if the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan will provide for a 24/7 cardiac unit in Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Waiting Lists
29. To ask the Minister for Health for an overview on surgical waiting lists at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogehda, County Louth, and at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, County Meath,... - Hospital Staff Recruitment
30. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional medical and nursing staff that have been recruited at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise, County Laois, in 2015 to date; the... - Disability Services Provision
31. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the lengthy delays for children accessing disability assessments and subsequent services in the Cork north Lee area; the efforts he is making... - Home Care Packages
32. To ask the Minister for Health if the next Health Service Executive service plan will provide for a dementia case worker in the Louth local health office; the number of dementia related... - Health Services Provision
33. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring in greater access to health services in County Donegal and thereby establish regional balance within the Government's health policy; if he... - General Practitioner Contracts
34. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to put general practice on a sustainable basis, especially in rural areas; the progress that is being made on a new contract for... - Orthodontic Service Provision
35. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there is a full complement of six dental nurses attached to the orthodontic department in Letterkenny University Hospital and that the... - Accident and Emergency Departments
36. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the overcrowding crisis in the accident and emergency unit in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement... - Nursing Home Accommodation
37. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the upgrading of public nursing homes in County Cork to meet Health Information and Quality Authority standards; and if he will make a... - Services for People with Disabilities
38. To ask the Minister for Health if the Camphill communities and L’Arche organisations will receive the support they need from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Open Disclosures Policy
39. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of an improved procedure for disclosure by hospitals and the Health Service Executive when reporting on tragic and adverse... - Health Services Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to boost services in arthritis and rheumatology for both adults and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
41. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the publicly-voiced concerns of survivors of symphysiotomy regarding the administration of the symphysiotomy payment scheme; if he will... - Departmental Funding
42. To ask the Minister for Health the envisaged spend on health infrastructure as proposed under Building on Recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
43. To ask the Minister for Health having regard to the number of patients on waiting lists awaiting treatment for a longer period than acceptable in each of the past ten years to date, to... - Mental Health Services Provision
45. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of mental health services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43009/15] - Accident and Emergency Departments
46. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his efforts to improve overcrowding challenges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mobility Allowance Review
48. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the long awaited scheme to replace the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance scheme; the details of the scheme; when he... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
49. To ask the Minister for Health if the recruitment drive for nurses and doctors currently under way is effective; his plans to further incentivise medical personnel to return here,... - Vaccination Programme
50. To ask the Minister for Health his response to concerns regarding the Gardasil vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43003/15] - Hospital Waiting Lists
51. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to address the unacceptable waiting times for surgical intervention to treat scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Medical Card Eligibility
52. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the promised medical cards for children diagnosed with cancer; the number of children to whom cards have been issued; if some children... - Health Care Professionals
53. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to protect the public by protecting the titles of physiotherapist and physical therapist in one register for exclusive use by physiotherapists; and if... - Hospital Services
54. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to encourage inclusion of a dedicated acquired brain injury pathway of care, supported by a specific programme of investment, in the 2016... - National Dementia Strategy
55. To ask the Minister for Health the process of consent that is sought from persons living with dementia who are moved into long-term residential care, with particular regard to when they have... - Medical Negligence Cases
56. To ask the Minister for Health if the process in which the State deals with medical negligence cases will be reviewed, given a number of recent high profile cases which have highlighted the... - Home Care Packages
57. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide a statutory entitlement to a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42999/15] - Orthodontic Service Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of orthodontic services in the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/15] - General Practitioner Contracts
59. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports he is putting in place to support general practitioners, especially in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42991/15] - Universal Health Insurance
60. To ask the Minister for Health his plans on funding models in the wake of the abandonment of the universal health insurance model proposed in the 2011 programme for Government and the 2014... - Nursing Staff Recruitment
61. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed throughout the public health sector in each of the past ten years to date; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to... - HSE Staffing
62. To ask the Minister for Health if the next Health Service Executive service plan will provide for a dementia case worker in the Wexford local health office; the number of dementia-related... - Hospitals Capital Programme
64. To ask the Minister for Health when the specific projects to be funded under the capital investment plan and the additional funding for health services will be published, and if a new... - Hospital Services
65. To ask the Minister for Health if the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan will expand the services available at Ennis general hospital in County Clare; and if he will make a statement... - Disability Services Funding
66. To ask the Minister for Health if the next Health Service Executive service plan will provide adequate supports for much needed disability services in the Carlow and Kilkenny area; and if he... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
67. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the current address of the individual needs of those persons who are being allocated a wheelchair; if it is intended to legislate for this area,... - General Practitioner Services
68. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to attract a greater number of general practitioners to rural counties like Donegal, and how he will retain medical staff in this... - Health Services Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Health if the next Health Service Executive service plan will provide for a dementia case worker in the Kildare local health office; the number of dementia-related... - Hospital Services
70. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the failure to use the operating theatres in Ennis general hospital in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42994/15] - Accident and Emergency Departments
71. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for the future of the emergency department at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on... - Accident and Emergency Services Provision
72. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to tackle the increase in the number of persons on trolleys in St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny in 2015; and if he will make a statement... - Primary Care Services Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure that there is one fully operational primary care team for every 1,500 children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42679/15] - Health Services Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Health if he is investigating the possibility of using neurofeedback training for children who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, behavioural... - Disability Services Provision
75. To ask the Minister for Health further to a Dáil debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his ambitions to provide equal access to...
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